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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Rider sues Lime over alleged scooter defect and injuries

    Lawsuit filed

    A woman sued Neutron Holdings Inc., doing business as Lime, alleging that a product defect caused her to crash and injure her wrist and hand. The complaint also alleges that Lime's scooters had inadequate safety features and that the company failed to maintain them properly. These are allegations, not a court determination.

    Source excerpt

    • On Tuesday, a woman sued Neutron Holdings Inc., doing business as Lime, over a product defect that she claims caused her to crash and injure her wrist and hand in October 2019.
    • The rider alleges that, among other problems, Lime’s electric scooters are manufactured with inadequate safety features.
    • The company also fails to maintain them properly, partly due to its practice of hiring “juicers” to recharge scooters at their own residences and redeploy them once charged, but otherwise taking no measures to inspect and service them.
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  2. 2020

    Riders sue Lime over alleged scooter injuries

    Lawsuit filed

    Riders filed a complaint in California state court against Lime, Segway and other defendants, alleging that defects or inadequate maintenance of Lime scooters caused rider injuries. The complaint asserts product liability, negligence and warranty claims; these are allegations, not established findings.

    Source excerpt

    • The plaintiffs claimed that the Lime scooters are “defective or not properly maintained causing severe injuries to riders, such as the [p]laintiffs.”
    • On Tuesday, riders filed a complaint in the California State Superior Court in San Francisco County against Neutron Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Lime; Segway Inc., who manufactured the Lime scooters; and Does 1-50, over injuries allegedly sustained from riding Lime scooters, some of which required surgery.
    • The claims for relief against the defendants are strict product liability, negligence, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular or intended purpose, and breach of implied warranty of merchantability.
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